The Employers Association of the NorthEast (EANE) helps New England employers get the people side of business done right.
Every year, thousands of HR professionals, owners, and leadership teams across Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island train with us, call us, and put our guidance to work, in industries from manufacturing and healthcare to human services and education.
RightFit HR, our HR consulting practice, pairs you with a dedicated HR Business Partner backed by a full in-house specialist team, for everything from a single compliance audit to ongoing strategic support.
RightTrack Development, our learning and development practice, builds leaders and strengthens teams through public classes, on-site programs, and online learning.
EANE’s membership connects nearly 1,000 organizations to the HR Hotline, compliance alerts, compensation data drawn from thousands of New England employees, and peer roundtables with HR professionals and leaders from your area.
You don’t have to be a member to work with us. Our consultants work in the states they advise on, and when you reach out, you get a person who knows your organization, not a ticket queue. Employers have trusted us with that work since 1932.
Why Join EANE
Your business investments should help you achieve your objectives while also saving you time and money. EANE membership does that with our comprehensive Member Benefits. We work with your organization to see that you not only recoup your investment but that you also experience a measurable return through savings and results in better productivity with a high-performing workforce.
EANE At a Glance
| What it is | The Employers Association of the NorthEast (EANE) is an employer association that helps New England employers get the people side of business done right, through HR consulting, leadership and workforce training, and membership. |
| Location | Agawam, MA; serving organizations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. EANE consultants work in the states they advise on, so guidance reflects each state’s employment laws, including for employers whose employees cross state lines. |
| Who it’s for | HR professionals, business owners, and leadership teams at organizations of any size, including employers with one HR person handling everything and those with no HR department at all. |
| Industries served | All, including manufacturing, healthcare, human services, education, and nonprofits, among others. |
| Problems it solves | Uncertainty about what current employment law requires in three different states; HR work that outgrew the person doing it; a vacant HR seat or a PEO exit; supervisors promoted without being trained to lead; compensation set without market data; risk sitting in handbooks, files, and classifications that no one has reviewed. |
| Membership | Connects nearly 1,000 organizations to the HR Hotline, compliance and regulatory alerts, compensation and benefits survey data drawn from thousands of New England employees, peer roundtables by region and role, a 24/7 online resource center, and member pricing across consulting, training, surveys, and conferences. |
| HR Consulting | Delivered as RightFit HR, which pairs an employer with a dedicated HR Business Partner backed by an in-house specialist team. Covers compliance audits, employee handbooks, workplace investigations and employee relations, compensation consulting and pay equity, affirmative action plans, recruiting support, assessments and 360 feedback, engagement and exit interviews, succession planning, executive coaching, and interim HR coverage. Available as a one-off project, hourly, or ongoing monthly hours. |
| Training and Development | Delivered as RightTrack Development, through open-enrollment public classes, on-site and custom programs, blended learning-program design, group and team coaching, online learning, HR certification prep, and help securing and administering state workforce training grants in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. |
| How to work with EANE | Membership is not required. Employers can hire EANE for consulting or training without joining, and members receive reduced rates on the same work. |
| How it’s different | Consultants advise on the states they work in rather than applying national guidance to New England employers. Because EANE sells no PEO, payroll, or insurance products, its recommendations carry no product attached. Employers reach a person who knows their organization rather than a ticket queue. Employers have trusted EANE with this work since 1932. |